There is plenty going on at London Canal Museum

核心提示：There is plenty going on at London Canal Museum. We have regular talks in the evening, aimed at adults with an interest in industrial heritage and canals. We have occasional activities for families or...

There is plenty going on at London Canal Museum. We have regular talks in the evening, aimed at adults with an interest in industrial heritage and canals. We have occasional activities for families or adults.

May 4th

Talk: Last Trade on the Grand Union by Terry Putnam. His presentation will be explained by a collection of slides he took in the late 1960s when he was aware that the era of commercial carrying on canals was coming to an end. He will give us an insight into the lives of the boating families and the commercial cargos they carried along the Grand Union Canal at that time.

July 30th

Activity: Ice Sunday Our annual opportunity for visitors to be taken in small groups down into the Victorian ice wells under the museum. Normal admission charges apply. Restricted to fit adults and teenagers only, able to climb down and up ladders.

September 24th

Exhibition: Brindley 300 A large exhibition produced by the National Waterways Museum now showing in London for the first time. James Brindley, a pioneer of canals, was born 301 years ago, and he started the development of modern transport. His contribution to making this country a great industrial nation was enormous.

December7th

Talk: British Waterways Transformed into the Canal and River Trust by Tony Hales. Tony Hales was for many years the Chair of British Waterways. He will recall some of his memories of a ten year period of change, during which the nationalized transport industry became a major charity.